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Antinatalism

Antinatalism is the view that choosing to bring new sentient beings into existence is ethically wrong or unjustifiable.

251k subscribers604 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~2% by known bots)365 authors / mosince 2010

r/antinatalism has 251k members (+7.9% over the last 12 months). It gets about 604 posts a month from 365 people. Top topics: Antinatalism Debate, Antinatalism and Antinatalism Discourse.

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+7.9%in 12 months · +1.6% in 3 months · +0.4% in 1 month
Oct 2026251k
Growing251k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−16%vs Sep 2025 · −16% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026604
QuieterPeaked at 2.3k in May 2022
Sep 2026: incl. ~2% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/antinatalism

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Antinatalism Debate3.2%
  2. Antinatalism2.4%
  3. Antinatalism Discourse2.0%
  4. Antinatalism & Natalism1.9%
  5. Parenting Decisions and Ethics1.0%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Archive
  2. Substack
  3. TikTok
  4. Medium
  5. NPR

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